Tag: Physics
2020 Nobel Prize in physics awarded for work on black holes...
Gaurav Khanna, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Black holes are perhaps the most mysterious objects in nature. They warp space and time in extreme ways and...
Robo-boot concept promises 50% faster running
David Braun, Vanderbilt University
No matter how well designed, there are no running shoes that allow runners to keep up with cyclists. The bicycle was...
NASCAR may be the fastest way to learn about physics
Christine Helms, University of Richmond
There’s just something thrilling about traveling at high speeds. Throughout history people have always pushed themselves to go faster, whether...
What’s really behind baseball’s home run surge?
Brian J. Love, University of Michigan and Michael L. Burns, University of Michigan
At the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Houston Astros pitcher Justin...
What happens when a raindrop hits a puddle?
Nate Barlow, Rochester Institute of Technology
Have you ever taken a walk through the rain on a warm spring day and seen that perfect puddle?...
Lise Meitner – the forgotten woman of nuclear physics who deserved...
Timothy J. Jorgensen, Georgetown University
Nuclear fission – the physical process by which very large atoms like uranium split into pairs of smaller atoms –...
70 years of instant photos, thanks to inventor Edwin Land’s Polaroid...
Ann Elsner, Indiana University
It probably happens every minute of the day: A little girl demands to see the photo her parent has just taken...
The math behind the perfect free throw
Larry M. Silverberg, North Carolina State University
Some 20 years ago, my colleague Dr. Chau Tran and I developed a way to simulate the trajectories...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
